The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 4.5% historical asylum grant rate for Cynthia Lafuente at San Antonio, TX, based on 319 grants and 6,744 denials (7,063 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Cynthia Lafuente with San Antonio, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 4.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Lafuente (San Antonio, TX) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 14% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lafuente, Cynthia (IJ code CLG, San Antonio, TX):
Overall track record
33 years on the bench (since 1994), 8,690 cases total, lifetime grant rate 5.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,951 cases, grant rate 5.1% — roughly in line with the San Antonio court average (4.8%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1367 0.9%
Cuba 1013 6.0%
Mexico 746 8.1%
Guatemala 442 0.3%
Venezuela 390 16.3%
Nicaragua 268 0.9%
El Salvador 222 2.7%
Colombia 116 0.0%
Ecuador 65 0.0%
Nepal 35 63.3%
Peru 25 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 687 cases, 14.2% grant rate
2024: 1073 cases, 4.9% grant rate
2025: 1542 cases, 5.6% grant rate
2026: 1649 cases, 1.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lafuente, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Cynthia Lafuente is listed with the San Antonio, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,953 decided, 0.6% grant rate), Mexico (848 decided, 11.3% grant rate), and Guatemala (571 decided, 0.2% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
What is Judge Cynthia Lafuente's asylum grant rate?
Judge Cynthia Lafuente granted asylum in 4.5% of 7,063 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Cynthia Lafuente grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (4.5%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at San Antonio, TX grants 5.8%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
